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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1919. v ' P OREGON, DAIRY PRODUCTS CUBE BUTTER PRICE SsSO HIGH THAT PRINT f -STOCK MAY ADVANCE r- " vTrade Anxiously Offering anil Paying J - 55c -to 56e a Pound to Jobbers Tor rjS Extras Not Nearly Sufficient Stock t to Fill Require ments. X-f . late In the day there was a farther v , Mrtic OI IV cents " .--price of cobe extra with sales at 11V ' T rent a pound. Looks like prints must "N.ollowi V With rtibe butterlling freely her by iobberj L 65fr6e a pound for extra. the price ot rinta quoted, by the city creameries is considered least lc to 2c a pound too low. ' According to those in closest touch with the fVsitnaUon. it is hnpossiblJ to handle cube buttei .'-and cut it into print, under a margin of 4c V pound od get any so-t of profit. Kxperts say itbat the erae loso in weight Dy cutting i one 'pound to tbe cube. ij In the meantime tiere is a gejieral scramble m among' the trade to purchase cube at the extreme J prices quoted; in fact at the moment the offer f " J ings are far below actual requirements. V' Print butter market, therefore, is showing ex 't treme strength generally along the coart. Wbue - priors at this time are somewhat in excess of unaw or a year ago. - - big factor in the making of values. A year ago Da cola storage nowinip " . Cheese prices out of use . - ri h.r fa Atmin out of line. From being the highest priced market in the 5 " world, the Portland market has dropped to the Vk"et Price in the country. There ia an actual r teArcity of suppliet nera wciuw ui -- POTATO SITUATION IS STAGAT Market for potatoes continue a tag nan t with V entire lull in the buying at country point. L'Thla lack cf activity is b no mean due to the " price but to the fact that stock are not needed V, it outside point. COU5TRY MEAT MARKET STEADY .,VV Country meats are showing a steady tone along L the wholesale way for the day. Receipt of light ?i 'weiht hog or pigs are extremely liberal but Mocks of fintt c' wine are not heavy. Both V iteal and hog prices unchanged. t r 'h m APPLE PRICES AIDING ORANGES treatise of the extreme high price for apple jS tha scarcity of first class quality, the market .ir oranges continues to show stiif advances at trimary point and thi condition ia reflected aere. KGCr MARKET IS RULING EASIER Market for egg to ruling easier here with f. 'V-i, b. buyer offering 30c a dozen cenerally fo Xeurrcnt receipt during the day. Few of them jsent out any general quotation. The season ts 'Igitting so late that most interests expect a sharp break within a short time. "NBRIEF WOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Sharp adyances in head lettuce in the South. Poultry market extremely sluggish at un .usnged price. I Good Mexican tomatoes held steady at $4.00; Ejected atock ia down. Vegetable market in general extremely quiet. AiSoap prices are generally ruling weaker. v , SfKATHEB SOTICE FOR SHIPPERS 5 s " Weather bureau ad rises: Protect shipmfnts ,diiring the next 36 hours strains the following .minimum 'temperatures: Goinc north, 80 de- 'grees, northeast over the Spokane, Portland & .Meattl railway. 26 degrees; east to Baker. 2 J degree, end south to Ashlrnd, 30 degrees. Min nun temperature at Portland tomorrow, about f a debtees, t WHOLESALE PRICES IM1 PORTLAND These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers. "Except aa otherwise noted: t Dairy ProducU l' BUTTER 8elling price, box lots, creamery Vorint. parchment wrapped, extras. 68c per lb.; onme firsts, 56c; firsts. 65c; smaller lots at wLvance: jobbing prices, cubes, extras, 6 SJmSSc rmV fin.. 63 54c ; cartons lc higher, t BTJTTERB'AT ionUnd detarery basis. 0c (S lie: price at country stations, 67 58c. OLEOMARGARINE Local brands. 30 and 60i lb.; tubs. 35c; 1 lb. cartons. 42c; 2 lb. weartons. 35Ve; nutmarganne. 1 lb. cartons. ?'83 CHEESE Sefflng price: TilUmook fresh.' Oregon fancy full cream triplets. 81 31 He lb.; a Xoting America, 82 32 4s c; pricea to jobbers, fo. b. TUlamook, triplets, 28c; Toung America. ViOe lb.; seUing price, brick, 48c: limbnrger. 33 a . jama Buying price, 36c; selling price, 38c; -T EGGS Public market retail isllinc price 43c - TfrnlTTf TDV hns. AOf2s31e lb.: ,ttht bens. 2Be Der lb.: broilers. 40c per lb.; old itnoten. 18o lb.: stags, 20c per lb.; squabs. f 3.00; ducks. 85 40c lb.; pigeons, l.oO 2.00 Per dosen; turkeys, s e. 2 7o per lb. : .aitssed, 40 13 44c per lb-: Ure. 17 20c. "a Frash Vsaetablss and Fruit . FRESH FRUITS Oranges $4.50 6.00 per box bananaa, 8tt8o Per fo. : lemons $4.25 J5.60: Florida grapefruit. .007.75; Caii f lorni. $3.00 4.00. a. ' 'APPLES Various TsrieUes. $1.503.75 per V box tT GRAPES Almeira, in kegs. 81 lbs., $7.00. V PEARS Per box. $2.25 2.60. ,r" ' DK1EU FRUITS Dates, Dromedary, ( ) ; f Fards, ( ) per box; raisins, three crown, loose S' ' Muscatel. 10c lb.; fie. $5.00 per box of 50 .A-oa. packages. ' J'P ONIONS Selling price to retailer: Oregon, $2.25 2.75 cwt.; association selling price, car load, $2.00 f. x b. country; garuc, jaisouc; AHinna u K Wi A tin rut r Hnuii bunches. ; nvn uiuuu., wwgr - ' TRANSPORTATION . -- -CinriC Tf 1MHID rOMDAMV. I SVS. City of Topeka yf PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT i FOR Marshf ield, North Bend. Eureka and San Francisco TICKET OFFICE 101 THIRD ST. , A-JS3S Main 146$ ti mated aaiLinaa Psanngsr and Cargo Services MEW VORK tm LIVERPOOL Ca-anla ........Mae. 10 Orduna Mar. 1S axonia .......Mac SO Oartnanla Mar. 14 Aqultanla ..Apr. 6 NCW YORK TO LONDON Paanonla ...... SB ' ' T. OHNS TO SLASSOW Cassandra .................... Map, 1 a For all information aa to Bates, Toon. etc. apply to any of our local Agents, or to Dorsey B. Smith. Th Journal Bids., Portland. Or. COMPANY OFFICE. HOOE BUILDINO. SEATTLE. WASH. V 5? -I j-Aaustralia " C - NEW ZEALAND A SI fx- SOUTU mi - V ? -ai Jlf1'" Raftona, aun ans pawan,,, v . ssrslce frem San Fraaclsoa every 8 aaw. UNION S.a. OO. OF NCW ZEALAND. ao Oallforrila SV. San Frenelsa -O hwal suamsriip and raliraad aasnolet. ALFALFA ; HAY PRICE IS LOWERED WITH A SURPLUS IN SIGHT CounCry Is Offering Big Stoek and Buyers Purchase Lower Practi cality No Other Hays Being Offered by Countryj-Grain Trade Stagnant. NOBTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS jars- Wbeat Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. : PortUnd. Fri 12 1 3 ... 7 Tear aeo. H 3 ' .Season to date...n357 BOS 188S 603 2634 Year ago. 8845 252 750 1055 1687 Tacoma. Thurs, . . 3 1 Year ago. 2 - r Heaxon to date. . . 4B78 30 ... 135 1019 Year ago. 3964 74 ... 213 1379 Seattle. Thurs. . . 2 . . . 1 . . Year ago." 2 .. . . 3 8 Season t date. . ,472 1 :00 508 2218 Year, ago 3847 267 1266 940 2621 Heary supplies of alfalfa hay are being of fered from the wt'rior at thi time. Lower price are generally the rule with brokers offer ing to sell No. 1 stock her to wholesaler at $25 00 a ton. "The situation in alfalfa is aenerally weaker, due to more liberal offering," say Hairy Spur lock, in charge of the hay department of Erer ding A FarrelL "While there is a surplus of alfalfa in sight at thi time, practically no timothy is being of fered by the country. In fact alfalfa appears to be the only hay offering in real supply at this time. "Offerings of straw are liberal with prices about $2.00 with buyers here able to purchase from the country around $9 00 a ton." . market for grain continues stagnant with prac tically no business reported at any point in the Pacific North wert. FLOQit Selling prices: Patent. $10.90; fsn-.lly heat flour. $10.75; barley flour. $10.70; Willamette Valley. $10.60; local straight. $10.70; bakers' local, $10.70 10-90; Montana spring wbeat patent. $10.85; ry flour, $11.50; oat f'our. $10.00. Price for city de lirery in five barrel lots. HAY Buying prie: Willamette timothy, fancy. ( ) ; F.atern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy. $31.00032.00; alfalfa, $25.00: tsI ley Tetch, $28.00; cheat, ( ): straw, $9.00; elorer $26.00 G 27.00; grain. $26.00 per ton. GRAIN SACKS Nominal. New crop delir ery No. 1 Calcutta. 1415o in car lota; less amounts l.lgher. Mlf.I.STl'FFS Mixe". run, at mills, sacked. $40.00 41. 00. " ' ROLLED OAT5? Per barrel, $9.50 10.00. ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $52 53. CORN Whole, $67.00 68.60; cracked, $69 00 ia 70.00 per ton. Merchants exchance bids : FEED OATS March April No. 2 white , BARLEY Feed 4250 4300 "A- 4300 4300 Eastern oats and corn in bulk: OATS No. 8 white 38 lbs. clipped white 4350 4 350 CORN " No. 3 yellow 5400 5350 No. 3 mixed 5250 5250 iS'ew York-St. Loula Metals New York. Feb. 28. ( I."N. S.) Lead Firm. East St. Louis spot and February, $5.32 h ; March, April and May, $5.32 5.45. Spelter Easier East St. Louis spot, $6.35 bid; March. $0.20 ' 6.25 ; April offered, $0.25; May and June. $6.25 6.35. Copper Leading dealers were offered copper this morning atl'IBV. c. a. reduction ot c. On the other hand, the smaller dealers have raised their quotation from 15 to 15Vi 15 He Iron Pittsburg Bessemer unchanged at $33.60 36.00 per ton. St. Iuis, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) Lead, strong, $5.15. Hoelter. lower, $6.27 M . POTATOES Selling price. $1.50 1.75 cwt. ; buying price for fancy large aizes, $1:28; ordi nary. tl.00 per cental: sweets, $4.50 6.00. VEGETABLES Turnips, $2.00 2.25 per sacv; carrots. $2.00 per sacki beets, $2.25 per sack ; cabbage, Oregon 2c per lb. ; California, 2 'Si 3 Vie per lb.; lettuce. $3.50 3.75 per crate; celery. $1.75 dozen; artichokes. $1.65 per dozen, cucumbers, $1.50 2.25 dozen: toma toes, Mexican, $4.00 lug; egg plant, 20c per lb.; cauliflower, California, $1.50 per dozen; Horse radish, 15c per lb, ; bell peppers, 45c per lb. ; peas. 20c per lb. Meat and Provlilon COUNTRY MEATS SeUing price: Country killed best hogs. 21c per lb.; ordinary hogs. 19o lb.; est veal. 24o lb.; ordinary, 21 H 22c; rouh heavy. 12 He; lamb, 20 21c; mutton, 14 16c lb.; beef. 9 14c per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 34 37c; break fast bacon, 32 51c: picnics, 25c; cottage roll, 33c; short clears, 30 33c; Oregon export, smoked, 30c per lb. LARD Kettle rendered. $18.11 case: stand ard. 26 He per lb.; lard compound. 23 He. Fish and Shall Fish FRESH FISH Steelbead salmon. 22 24c lb.; Chinook, 30c: halibut, fresh, 24c; black cod, 11 12c; silver smelt, 9 10c; tomcod. 10c: sturgeon, 1820c; fresh herring. 6 7c; Columbia smelt, $1.00 1.26 per 60 lb. box. SHELL F18H Crabs, $2.00 3.00 per do.; Shrimp meat, 52c per lb-; lobsters, 30o per lb. OYSTERS Olympia. gallon. $6,50: canned, eastern. 75c can, $9.00 dozen cans; bulk, $4.60 ptr gallon. Groceries SUGAR Cube, $10.25; powdered, $10.10; fruit and berry, $9.55; D yellow. $8.95; granu lated. $9.66; beet. $9.45; extra C. $9.15; golden C. $9.05. HONEY New. $7.00 8.00 per case. RICE Japan style. No. 1, 9i410c; New Orleans head. 11H ll4c: blue rcse, 104 11c per lb. SALT Coarse, half ground, 100s, $16.00 per ton; 60s, $17.25; table dairy, 60s, $22.00; bales, $3. 10 3.35; tancy table and dairy, $30.25; lump rock. $25.00 pe- ton. BEANS Oregon (sales by jobbers) ; Lady Washington, 7H9Hc: pink. 7 He lb.; Limas. 11 He; Bayou, 9c ; red, 8c per lb- Oregon beans (buying price) , nominal. CANNED MILK Carnation, $6.70; Bor den, $6.60; Aster. $6.60; Eagle, $9.76; Libby, $6.70; Yeloban, $8.60; Holly, $6.60; Mount Vernon. $6.60; Hazelwood. $6.60 case. COFFEE Boasted. 28 44c; in sack or drums. SODA CRACKERS Bulk, 17o per lb. NUTS Budded walnuts, 80H81c per lb.: almonds. 24 29c: filberts, 28c. in sack lot; peanuts. 15c; pecans, 25c; Brazils. 88c Hops, Wool and Hides HOPS Nominal. 1918 crop, 38 40c per lb. HIDES No. 1 salt cured bides, 80 lbs. and Tip, 15c: No. 1 part cured hides, 80 lbs. and up. 13 He; No. 1 green hides, 80 lbs. and up, 12c; No. 1 salt cured bulls, 50 lbs. and up. 12c: No. 1 part cured bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 10 He; No. 1 green bulls, 50 lbs. and ups, Vc Th prices en No. 2 bides will be lo per pound less than for No. Is of same kind. No. 1 calf skins, up to 15 lbs.. 83c: No. 2 calf skins, np to 15 lbs.. 81c; No. 1 Kip, 15 to 80 lbs.. 18c; No. 2 Kip 15 to SO lbs.. 16c; Dry flint hides. 7 Iba. and UT, 28c; dry flint calf, under 7 lbs., 38o dry salt hide. 7 lbs. and up. 22c: dry salt calf, under 7 lb., 32c; dry cull hides or calf, half rric; dry flint stags or bull. 18c; dry salt ... m n ViiiTI IS.; Htv enll itin K,. 11. price; dry horse hides, price varies. $1.6o to-' $2.0O, according to size ana use oil each; salt ed horse hides, skinned to hoof and head on. $8; pries varies, according to aize and take off to hide without heads, 50o leas, each $5; dry long wool pelts, per lb., 15c; dry medium wool pelts, pjT lb.. 10 12c; dry shearling pelts, each, 35 0 50c; salted long wool pelts, each, $1.25 2.50; salted medium wool pelts, each, $1.00 2.00; salted shearling pets, each, 25c up; dry long hair goat skips, per lb., 20c; dry abort hair goat skins, each, 60c to 75e; horsa tail hair, per lb., 20c; hone mane bair. per lb., 10c; cattle tails, full tails, no stubs, per dos., 20c MOHAIR Long staple. S0o lb., short staple. 20c; burry. 1015e Pr lb. TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. Be No. 2, 4c: No. 1 grease, 8c; No. grease, 2c CHITTIM OB CASCARA BABS Gross weights, 13c Rep, Faints, Oil ROPE Sisal, dark, 24c; white, 23 He lb.; standard Manila. 32 He LINSEED OIL Haw. bbls., $1.98 gallon; kettle boiled, bbhu, $1.95; raw, case. $1.95; boiled, cases. $2.05 per gallon. COAL, OH Water white, in drums r irea bbls., 10c gallon: cases, 20c gallon. GASOLINE Iron ebb.. 21 He; eases. 81 Ho; engine distillate, iron bbls.. 18c; cases, a 8c - WHITE LEAD Ton lota. IS He; 600 lbs.. TURPENTINE- -Tank. 80c: case, 9GC; jo case lota, le less. . WIRE NAILS Basio price. $3.40. We pay 22c for top; quality veal. W pay lie for top block pork. Wa never charge commission. FRANK I. SMITH MEAT CO. , Fighting: the Beef Trust.' 228 Alder Street, Portland, Or.-A4r. CONFIRMED OREGON CHEESE IS OF GOLD MEDAL-QUALITY, VOTES WESTERN SHOW Portland Cheese Company Gets Two Gold Medals at Boise State's Repu tation in Dairy Line Is Unsurpassed in Entire Country. Portland ha for IteTtral years topped all Pacific coast states la milk quality, but la other lines of dairy prod ucts It also has a repatatloa that Is shared la a measure by the rest of tha state. . Word has Jast beea reeelred by the Portland Cheese company from officials of the Western Dairy Prodaets show re centlr held at Boise, that tha company has been awarded two irold medals for the best cheese prodaced la the west. One of these medals Is for cream brick, and the other for soft or fancy cheese. This Is the secoad year that the local concern has beea honored by tha be stowal of a s;old medal for cream brick cheese, Its exhibit at tha annual show held at Yakima last year being; placed In that1 class. The company ha a factory at Christie station, near Banks, and is naturally very much elated, not only that it secured the gold medal, but that it waa giren to an Oregon concern in the face of extreme competition from all other western states. That Tillamook his produced the best full cream cheese ha been known not only in' the western territory for many years, but the reputa tion of the Oregon product has become known all through the eastern producing sections. In fact, a few years ago the leading cheese manufacturers of the Wisconsin district sent a special authority to Oregon to learn the Tillamook method and cheese manufacture. Corn Market Rises, With Oats Lowered By Joseph F. Prltchard Chicago, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) The feature of UiH corn market waa the heaTy buying of the May future by one of the largest local traders and that same interest took some July at higher prices. The nearby futures were bought mainly by smaller shorts. The selling was led by th longs. February showed a loss of Mo while there were advances of 1 He far March, 2 2'4c for May and l4lc for July. Oat were e higher for February, unchanged for March and s c up for the more deferred months. Hog product were mainly higher be cause of the allotments by the goTemment, which were reported today at 60.000.000 pounds of meats and 40.000,000 pounds of lard. Chicago, Feb. 28. (I." N. S.) Corn opened Uc to lc higher today. The market was firm on unexpected commission house demands. Oats opened H e lower. The market was steady and featureless. Com million bouses were moderate buyers. Locals were awaiting develop ments. Provisions opened lower. The market was dull and unfeatured. Range of Chicago prices as furnished by the United Press: CORN Open. High. Low. Close. 133 133 131 i 131H 1304 131 4 129 131 H lAi 125 9. 123 H 125 12TJH 121 V 119 121 OATS 58 H 58 4 58 58 i 58 'A 59 58 H 58 53 H 60 58 Ti 597 58 0ST 58 58 PORK 3980 4095 3975 4072 LARD 2465 2520 2465 2495 2380 2450 2380 2430 BIBS 2225 2270 2215 2265 ALL ALONG THE COAST February March May .... July February March . . May . . . . July May fay July May 8an Francisco Market San Francisco, Feb. 28. (IT. P.) Potatoes -t-Per cental, on wharf. Netted Gems, $2.00 2.15; Oregon. $2.002.10; River, 1.50 2.00; sweets, $3.00 3.25 per cental on the street. Onion? On wharf, California, $2.50 2.75 per cental. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles, Feb. 28. (L N. S.) Pota toes Stockton Burbanks, fancy, extras, $2.40 2.50; fancy, $2.25; choice. $2.00; Idaho Rus sets, fair, $1.75 1.80; Oregon seed stock. White and Red Rose, sacked. $2.85 3.00; home grown. White Rose, $2.75 3.00; sweets, 90c $1.00 a lug; $3.00 per cwt; poorer, $2.50. Seattle Market Seattle. Feb. 28. (L N. S.) Onions Per pound, 2 3c. Potatoes Yakima, $30.00 32.00; local. $25 00 26.00 per ton. AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hogs $17.70 Chicago, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) Hogs Es timated receipts 78.000; steady. Bulk, $17.35 17.60: top, $17.70; butcher hogs, heavy, $17.60 17.70: packing hogs, heavy, $16.50 17.25; medium and mixed, $17.10 17.40 ; Light. $16.60 17.45; -pigs, $14.00 16.00; roughs, $16.00 16.50. Cattle Estimated receipts 3000; steady. Beef cattle, good choice. $16.50 20.00 ; medium and common. $10.75 16.50; butcher stock, heifers, $8. 00 C 15 50: cows. $7.05 15.00; canners and cutters, $6 15 ( 7.65; stockers and feeders, good choice, $11.25 15.00 ; common and, me dium, $8.25 11.25; veal calves, good choice, $16.75 17.50. Sheep Estimateed receipts 5000; higher. Shorn lambs, choice and prime, $18.90 19.00 ; medium and good, $17.50 18.90; spring lambs, good, choice. $17.25 17.50 ; ewes, choice, prime, $12.75 13.15; medium and good, $10.50 12.75. p Kansas City Hogs $17.88 nss.City, Feb. 28. (L N. 8.) Cattle Receipt. 1900: steady. Steers, $12.00 16.00; cow and heifers, $7.00 14.00; stock ers and feeders, $6.00 15.00; calves. $8.00 13.50. Hogs Receipts 7000; steady. Bulk, $16.85 17.35: top, $17.55; heavies. $17.30 17.55 ; lights, $16.8017.10; mediums, $17.25 $17.45. Sheep Receipts 2000; about 25c higher. Lambs, $18.60 (new high price for year and season. ) Denver Hog $16.88 Denver. Feb. 28. -IU. PJ Cattle Receipts 800, closed higher. Steers, $14.50 16.50 ; cows and heifers, $H.25 10.85 ; stockers and feeders, $13.5014.60: calves, $13.00 15.00. Hogs Receipts 600. steady. Top, $18.85; bulk. $18.65 16.80. Sheep Receipt 2000. 10c higher. Lambs. $16.75 18.00; ewes. $10.75 12.00. Seattle Hoa $17.60 Seattle, Feb. 28. (L N. 8.) Hogs Re eeipta 4, steady. Prime lights. $17.25 17.60; medium to choice, $15.90 17.15; rough heav ies, $14.90 15.60: piss. $17.90 10.60. Cattle Receipts. 77. steady. Quotations: Bast teers. $1 1.60 14.00; medium to choice, $10.50 11.00; common to good, $7.00 $10.00; best cows, $8.0011.00; common to good cows. $5.00 7.60; $6.00 9.00; calves. $7.00 12.00. Sheep Receipt none. Chicago Dairy Produce Chicago. Feb. 28. (t N. 8.) Butter Re cefpta, 1485 tubs. Creamery extras, 6 5c; firsts, 63 H 54c: packing stock. 28 33c Eggs Receipts, 6470 cases. Current re ceipts, 3941c; ordinary first. S9H40He; first. 41; extras,. 46 47c; checks, 25 80c; dirties, 32 84c San Francisco Grain Market Ban Francisco. Feb. 23. (TJ. P.) Cash grain: Barley Per cental, good feed, about $2.17 H ; shipping. $2.20 2.28: chevalier, nominal. Oats Per oental. red feed. $2.40 2.45; do seed, $2.60S.75; do recieaned. $2.ta S.OO. Liverpool totton Market Liverpool. Feb. 28. L . 8.) Cotton fu tures opened steady today. Spot, quiet; pricea easy. Sale tor the day were 2000 bales, in- ciBuins; xu Hew York' Sngar sad. Coffee New York. Feb. 28 TJ. P.) Gaffes Spot. No. 7 Bio, ISHet N T Santos. 31 e. ewaMentrifucia 87.SS. I AS BEST THERE IS ONION MARKET HAS A FIRMER TONE AT VERY EXTREME PRICE Sales in Country 'Confirmed at $2 but Some Purchases of Extra Qual ity at $2.10 No. 1 Grade Is Ex plained in Detail by Trade. Onion market continues to reflect great strength with further carload purchases reported at country shipping point at $2.00 per oental f. o. b. shipping station for No. 1 atock. There ha beer much controversy in th trade regarding a to what constitutes No. 1 onion. There is -a pUin law in this stats in that regard. A No. 1 onion is described a stock this ia from 1 to 4 inches in diame ter, must be clean, hard and sound and fre from soil matter. While onion that ru.i down to IK inches in diameter are considered in the No. 1 class. atUl if all tha onions in tha sack did not rang above that they would be placed in a lower grade. Tbe law allows the placing of 0 per cent of smaller size and off-grade stock in the No. 1 class. pro Tiding that the stock is sound. Re posis Indicate that as high as $2.10 per oental has been paid in the country during the Uvt 24 hours for selected stock.' Local jobbing market is firmer and No. 1 stock ia ranging in a small way a high at $2.76 per cental. General Motors in . Supply; Break in The Early Trade New York. Feb.. 28. (I. N. 8.) Trading we extremely active In the stock market all through the late dealings, with price movements confused, some lua making substantial gains while other were Hi supply at declining prices. 8teel common dropped to 82. American Inter national yielded over 1 point to 80. Mex ican Petroleum dropped points to 173',.. United Cigar Store sold up to a new high record of 129., closing at 129 '. New York. Feb. 28 ( I. N. S.) While trad ing waa again active at the opening of the tock market today, there was an absence of vigorous buying and at the end of the first 15 minutes nearly all the important issues were established at a moderately lower range. The widest movement was in General Motors in which there was a sudden supply of stock carrying it down from 153 to 148 H. Tobacco Prod ucts Bold ex-rights at 86 H. against 89 yes terday. United Statu Steel waa ex-dividend at 2, selling down H to 92. Marine preferred opened up at 101H and then declined to 101. Kelly-Springfield dropped 4 points to 43 H. Petroleum stock were quiet and down from fractions to 1 point. The tone became ftrong in the late forenoon, and many issues made sharp advances. American International moved up 3 points to 60, while Marine preferred sold up to 102. Furnished by Oveibeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION: Open High Low Close Alaska Gold Allis Chalmers, c. . . Am. Agr. L'Sera. . . . A m. Beet Sugar Am. Can, c Am. C!ax Fdry, c. . . Am. Cotton Oil, c. . Am. Linseed, c. . . . Am. Loco., c Am. Smelter, c. . . . Am. Sumatra Tob. . 'Am. Sugar, c Am, Tel. & Tel Am. Woolen, c Anaconda M. Co... Atchison, c AO.. Gulf Sc. W. L . Baldwin Loco., c. . . Bait. A Ohio, c Bethlehem Steel 'B Brooklyn Rapid Tr. . Botto ec Superior. . . Cal. Petroleum, c... 'Canadian Pac ... Central Leather, c. . Ches. & Ohio Chi. & Gt. W.. c. . . C, M. & St. P. . . . C. & N. W., c. . . Chile Copper Chino Copper Colo. F. A I., c . . . 3 35 102 74 H 46 93 '45 65 67 113 H 3 3 3 34 100 72 45 92 44 45 5 66 111 116 105 55 60 92 101 75 48 64 23 22 26 16 624 67 8 36 95 19 33 38 96 48 59 21 4 58 17 154 148 68 89 93 42 19 42 96 113 44 23 74 46 72 45 46 67 ii3 118 '55 45 05 iio' 117 '55" L117H 100 55 60 ioo" ' 77 49 64 23 21 27 64 58 '36 i 33 104 09 '48 49 36 96 36 95 Consolidated Gas .' . j . Corn f roducts, c . Crucible Steel, e . Cuban Cane Sugar. 48 61 22 48 61 47 59 li. ec It. G., c. . . . . Distillers Erie, c Gen. Electric .... Gen. Motors .... Goodrich Rubber. G. N. Ore Lands. G. N. pfd. Greene Can Hide & Leather, c Ice Securities . . . i Illinois Central . . Industrial Alcohol . Inspiration Int. Mer. Marine . do. pfd Int. Nickel Kennecott Copper Lackawanna Steel. Lehigh Valley 57 581 56 ios" ' 17 155 153 155 70 I 70 68 38 94 42 39 94 42 18 43 30 94 42 143 115 1112 I 45 I 23 :ioi I 26 I 30 I 60 101 .1 25 I I 80 67 HI 66 I 66 h J 65 35 I 35 I 35 H 1 173H 1 22 .. 65 c. 35 Maxwell Motors. Mex. Petroleum. Miami Copper Midvale Steel . Missouri Pacific National Lead 177H 22 42 42 I 42 I 42 . 25 HI 25 j 25 25 I 67 I I I 16l 1 116 Nevada Con. New Haven 30 H 1 30 H I 29 H I 29 N. Y. Central 75 75 74 74 INorfolk &. West.. 104 Northern Pacific .. 93 92 Pacific Mail 31) 33 81 32 Penn. Railway ... 44 44 44 44 Pressed Steel Car, c i j 67 Kay Cons. Copper.. 19 j 19 By. Steel Springs. 75 76 74 74 Reading, c 82 81 Rep. Iron A S.. e. 71 76 Rock Island 25 25 24 24 H Sears. Roebuck Co.. 172 172 171 171 Shattuck 10 10 Studebaker, vc 60 60 58 68 Southern Pacific. 101 100 Southern By., e 29 28 Texas Oil 192 193 191 19L Tobacco Products. . . 87 85 Union Pacific, c 131 130 U. C. Stores- 125 129 U. S. Rubber, c... 82 81V II U. S. Steel, c 93 93 92 92 do pfd. , 114 H Utah Copper 70 70 69 69 Virginia Chemical, c 54 H W. V. Telegraph... 89 88 Westinghouse Elec . 45 44 Willys-Overland ... 29 26 Ohio Cities Gas 37 87 37 36 'Ex. div. 2 H per cent. JEx. dir.. f Ex. div., I Ex. div.. 1 per cent. 1 per cent. 2 pes-cent. WOOL GROWERS TO PAT ADVANCE FOR STORING Yakima, Feb. 28. It win cost the woolgrow ers of Yakima valley 20c a head and board this year to get their aheep sheared. Last year the price was 16c per head and board, so the new schedule means an increase of 83 1-3 per cent. Tbe new price was fixed by the Sheep Shearer' union and will be uniform for the district. Woolgrowers believe that thi new scale will add $10,000 to their year's expense. They fig ure there are 200,000 sheep sheared each year in th district between EUensbarc and Pasco, and that . the cost of their shearing operations, for wages alone, will be increased from $80,000 to $40,000. WoolsTowers ssy an expert shearer can handle from 123 to 250 animals a day and that under the new schedule they will make from $25.007 to $50.00 per day. Moving with the season: it ia estimated shearers get in about , 100 days' shearing in, the year. Money and Exchange New York, eb. 88. (L I. 8.) Call money on the floor of the New York 8stock Exchange today ruled at 6 per cant; high. 6 per cent; low. 5 per cent. . Time money was oniet.-. Rate were 5 per cent Tha market for prime mercantile paper was dun. : 'r Call money ia London today was per cent, - : " - (Sterling exchange was quiet with business in banker' bfll at $4.75 for demand, $4.73 for 60 day bills and $4..71 for 80 day bills. Santos Coffee Higher -New York. Feb. 28. (0. 1',) Santos fo tarea, 25 to 60 ei higher. VALLEY LIVESTOCK ' AT HEAD OF CLASS; HEIFERS HIT THE TOP Local Section Comes to Front as Producer and Shipper of Real Qual ityCalf Prices Are Lifted In Yard All Lines Are Held Firm. The Willamette valley haa coma to the real top of the livestock market within the last few yeara. From a region that sent to the stockyards only atuff that sold below the topa for a great many yeara, the valley haa emerged with all colors flying and haa not only reached the values paid for livestock shipped In from the Interior but has actually gone the aforesaid re gion one better when it comes to get ting the extreme top. A few years ago Willamette valley cattle were considered the scum of the Northwest. Today cattle from there will in many instances reach the quality of the best Interior stuff and occasion ally go it one better. Thin is Indicated again in the sale at North Portland of a lot of heifers at $12. a new top. These were shipped in by M. Lu Forrester from Tangent. Hogs. Friday 739 Week ago 607 Two weeks ago. ... 943 Four weeks aco. . . 129!) Year ago. 390 Two years ago.... 112 Three years ago... 658 Four years ago.. . . 1166 Cattle. Calves. Sheep. 62 8 342 64 ... 30 143 74 90 103 3 113 80 2 1262 73 ... 1H3 482 2 247 81 ... 200 Cattle Situation Strong Situation in tho cattle trade wa generally quoted with a strong tone at North Portland dur ing the day. Receipts were limited and demand was good. Calves showed a further advance with tops lifted to $14.50 during the day. General cattle range: Res', steerr. .$13 50 14.50 , 11.7512.75 , 10.75 11.75 9.5010.75 , 8.50 9.50 . 10.ft0t11.50 Good to choice steer - Medium to good steers ........ Fair to good steers Common fo fair steers Choice cows and heifers. ...... Good to choice cowj and heifers. Medium to good cows and heifers. Fair to medium cows and heifers. Canners 8.75 9.76 7.75 875 6.00 7.00 8.60 5 00 6.00 9.00 9.50 14.50 7.00 010.00 Bulls Calves Stockers and feeders Swine Run It Better There was a fair run of swine reported in the slleys at North Portland during the day. Idaho shippers are again realizing that It is use leas to pass up Portland when they have hog to sell and additional supplies from there are ex pected. In the meantime prices are well -juain-tained. General hog market range: Prime mixed H5!iH2 Medium mixed H Satil Sn Rough heari .............. .g:g Bulk 17-26 Car of Sheep Arrive There ws really a full carload of shetp re ported in the North Portland alleys for the day. and it came from Idaho. Besides this there were some supplies from mixed car out of tbe Willamette valley. General trend of tho trade continues firm. 0 General sheep and lamb rant: Prime lambs J152f !i'52 Fair to medium lambs 10.00 12 00 Yearlings 10.00 11.00 weVhe" .7.7.. : . : : : : o io.So Ewes 6.60 8.75 Goat. &o eoo Friday Livestock 8hlppers Hrtgs Grover Bros.. Payette, 1 load; W. A. Ayres, Eugene, 1 load. Sheep H. L, Touper, Weber. 1 load. Mixed Stuff C. E. Lueke. Molalla. 2 loads of cattle, hogs and sheep; J. E. Proffitt, Dayton. 1 load of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; E. R. Danielson, Monitor, 1 load of cattle, calve and hoes; Edwards Bros., Monroe, 1 load of cattle, bogs and sheep. Thursday Afternoon Sales 8TEERS 10. Ave. lbs. Price. No. Ave. lbs. Price. 2 890 $11.50 3 000 $12.50 1.... 690 8.50 1 770 10.50 COWS 30 820 $10.25 5 068 $ 9.00 11 830 7.23 2 S30 8.25 8 960 7.50 5 920- 6.25 1 700 10.00 2 1095 10.50 3 1078 9.60 2..... 890 8.00 2 855 6.00 8.... 938 7.00 4.... 675 4.00 BULLS 1 1210 $ 7.50 I HOGS 240 $17.85 I 67 19.0 16.50 I Friday Morning Sales STEERS 252 $17.25 No. Av. lb. Price. No. At. lbs, Price. 43 1220 $12.00 I HEIFERS 8 925 $12.00 I COWS 8.... 896 $ 6.50 I 2.... 1055 $10.00 3 795 7.50 2 1025 8.50 1 800 7.00 I CALVES 1. . .. 210 $14.50 I 8TAGS 1 1710 $ 7.60 I BULLS 1 1200 $ 8.25 I 1 1170 $ 8.00 HOGS 73 193 $17 25 I 82.... 217 117.35 6 185 17.20 20.... X91 17.15 4 130 15.60 I DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE C0A8T San Francisco Market San Francisco, Feb. 28. U. P.) Butter Extras, 58c. Eggs Extras. 42c; extra pullets, 37 He Cheese California flats, fancy, 33c Lee Angeles Market Los Angeles, Feb. 28. (L N. S.) Butter California creamery, extras, 67c. Eggs Fresh, extras, 37c; case count, 35c; packing, 34 c. Seattle Market 8eattle. Feb. 28. (U. P.) Butter Local cjty creamery, bricks, in cartons, 69 H 60c; do parchment wrapped, 59c: do cube. 58c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 43 44c; pullets. 40 41c per dozen. Cheese Washington triplets, 3284e; Wash ington Young America, 34 85c; Oregon trip let, 82 34c; Oregon Young America. 84 4185c MARCH COTTON NOTICES IS . CAUSE OF A DECLINE New York. Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) The is suance of additional March notices weakened that month at the opening of the cotton market this morning $4 point. The entire list started rather easy. At the end of thj first 15 minutes the market was again unsettled and about 15 points under last night's close, reflecting south em selling. The close waa barely steady at a net decline of 68 9 90 points. Open. 2260 2180 2100 2003 1987 High. 2269 2196 Low. Close. 2200 2200 March May . 2118 2118 2055 2060 195S 1959 196S 1965 JolT 2128 2018 1992 October ...... New York .spot market. 80 point down dlinga 2600. Stoeki, Beads, Cottoa, Grant, Etc 218-217 Board of Trade Baildiar I Overbeck&CookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board ef Trade Correspondeats ef Xegaa Jk Bryaa CAlcag-e. jiaw York Officials Chosen Of Lewis League To Enforce Peace Chehalia, Wash, Feb. if. County Chairman W. A. Reynolds of tha League to Enforce Peace haa named tha asso ciates and speakers for tha county aa follows : Associate chairman and director of speakers for county, Frof. Edgar Reed. Centralia. Associates and directors of publicity, editors of tha newspapers of Lewis county. Members of tha executive committee and directors of speakers. Centralia. Prof. Edgar Reed and Mrs. Kina Bower ; Chehalia, county chairman and Mrs. Sa rah B. Stewart; Napavina, John Blum strom and Mrs. W. W. Emery I Wlnlock, S. O. Oistad and Rev. Mr. Reese; Va der, Mrs. W. E. Brown and R. E. Ben nett; Toledo, Hugh E. Bran and Miaa Lettie Schultz: Mossy Rock, W. A. H. Burleigh and Mrs. C. F. Riffa; Ethel, William Lindeman and Mrs. W. Flanni gan ; Handle, Joe Morecroft and Wlifiatn Davis; Morton, F. S. Thompson; Min eral, Mrs. C. V. Gilbert and Mrs. etae ger; Adna, Kerby Smith and Mrs. John McCutcheon ; Bolstfort, Prof, O. H. Tucker; Dryad, O. O. Phelps and Mlsa Marian Coffman ; Doty, T. B. Stldham and Mrs. EL S. Stevens; Pe 11, J. O. Dunlap; McCormick. Sirs. J. R. Deta mater and George W. Marcum ; Wal vllle, J. E. Wilson and Mrs. J. H. Ne ville. Two Caught Robbing forage .. Chehalls. Wash., Feb. 28. Night Mar shal Felix Herrlford Thursday morning discovered two men at the cash regis ter in the Rosenstein garage. He ar rested one man, who gave his name as Max Hogglin, and the other escaped in an auto. The car was abandoned about a mile east of Chehalia and the burglar started off on foot. Sheriff Ber ry and Deputy Winn Caught him between Napavine and Wlnlock.' He gave his name as George Miller and said hla par ents live ir. Portland. Thi two are in the county jail facing a burglary charge. They got about a dozen pennies for their trouble. S.. P. & S. BRAKE IS CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN TWO CARS E. E. Goodwin Is Victim of Acci dent at Washougal; Leaves Widow and Two Children. Vancouver. Wash., Feb. 28. E. E. Goodwin, brakeman on S., P. & S. freight No. 76, was instantly killed at Washou gal this morning at 2 o'clock wien his head was crushed between two cars. It in reported that a drawhead had been pulled out and the train coupled to gether with a heavy chain. Mr. Good win ia said to have believed that the improvised coupling was hot short enough and that the air would be dis connected. He signaled the engineer to stop the train and waa caught between the two cars. Mr. 'Goodwin had lived in this city for seme time at 703 West Eighteenth street. He is survived by a widow and two children. The body was brought to this city and is at Knapp's undertaking par lors. Portland Truck Driver Fined Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 28. Joe Mar tin was fined $5 and costs of $3 Thurs day upon conviction on a charge of driv ing a truck without a Washington 'state license. Martin lives at 412 Vancou ver avenue, Portland. Profit in Sight For Hops; Many To Enter Industry Aurora, Feb. 28. Several former hop grow er in thi section are almost persuaded to enter the hop busineaa aaain. Henry L. Bents, who has been writing contract in Yamhill and Wash ington county, hop sections, for various quanti ties of hops at 27a for 1919 hop. 26e for 1820 and 23c for 1921 hops, finds a areaUy increased interest in hop growing among growers. Some growers who plowed up their yards and sold their wire for junk are going back into hop culture. LIBERTY BOND SALES Liberty bonds official closing price. New Tork: Conr. lit 4 th IUi 1st. 4s. 2d 4s. 4 Ha. 4 44s. Monday . Tuesday . . Wednesday. Thursday . Friday . . . 0860 98HO 0SS6 O620 9428 9870 9370 98S 9512 9422 9892 9414 9414 9510 9414 9406 9402 9912 9850 9828 S510 9940 9352 9318 9500 PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks This Week. 6,176.297.32 4.448.735.80 6,100.996.95 6,894.989.89 3,787,453 99 Clearings: Monday Tuesday.-. . . Wednesday. . Thursday . . Friday Tear Ago. 8.765.006.95 8.171.489.24 2.893,715.69 8,080,071.79 2,892.008.58 Tacoma Banks $ 687.224.00 219.387.00 Seattle Banks , .., $ 6,412.488.00 1.808.953.00 Spokane Banks $ 1. 100.879. 00 415,741.00 San Francisco Banks $21,071,718.00 Lee Angel Banks .....$ 6,678,878.00 Clearings . , Balances . . Clearings .. Balances . . Clearings .. Balance .. Clearings Clearings We ewn and offer at the Now York market Liberty Bonds AI issues See aw if you wish to buy See ras if you must sell Freeman Smith Camp 220 Merthwastera Bank Bids. CO. Psoas Mais 646 MAN avs 1 - 11 1 11 a aT.N.' PROGRESSIVES TO SEEK CANDIDATE Will Hold Convention and Map Out Program of Leg islation. Washington. Feb. 28. (U. P.) Pro gressiva Republicans will meet within a few days to oorurider whom they, will back for tha persldency in 1820, Senator Kenyon. Iowa, announced today. Hoase and senate Progressives, with a few leading Progressives now in con gress, will attend the meeting. The time and place have not yet been decided on definitely. The gathering, however. probably will be soon after the adjourn ment of congress and is likely to be held either in Chicago or Washington, Kenyon said.' . In addition to discussing what man they shall get behind for the 1920 cam paign. Progressives will formulate a pro gram of legislation upon which' they will aeek action In the coming congress, it waa stated. Political gossip haa named Senators Borah and Hiram Johnson as possibili ties for the regular Republican nomina tion in 1928. Both are Progressives, leaders of the little group in the senate which holds the balance of power In organizing that body for the next ses sion. The Progressive meeting will dis prove for all time the , charge that jealousy of each other exists in the Pro gressive ranks," said Kenyon today. It will be shown that any one of the Progressive leaders is ready and willing to submerge his personal hopes and am bitlons in the common good. There Is not one of us but would step out of the way of any other If the choice of that other would serve better the cause of progress and human welfare.? One effect of the forthcoming meet Ing. Progressives indicated, will be the unification of the aenate Progressives forj their fight for representation in the coming session's organisation. There has been absolutely no retreat or surrender in the fight, Senator Borah said today. "There ia no change in the situation so far as we Progressives are concerned," he said. '"We are not using up our energy now. The extra session is apparently some distance off." Third party talk is not encouraged by Progressives. Apparently secession is not in their minds. Some , of the most influential of them ; frankly discour age It. PRESIDENT OFF MARCH 5 TO FRANCE .(Continued From Page One) Parts residence upon their return, it be ing understood ' that another fine home has been secured for them. Wilson's Views Made Known Washington, Feb. 28. (WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Presi dent Wilson's "position" on tne League of Nations and the views he entertains concerning criticism In the senate be came clarified Thursday by his visit to the capital, conferring with members of congresa and explaining his purposes to members of the press. It becomes clear that the president dees not concede tha"t any provision of the League of Nations covenant conflicts with the United States constitution. In Paris the American commissioners iiad the advice of able lawyers, and whenever possibility of conflict appeared, changes were made and readily accepted by' the envoys of tho nations. The president's "position" is under stood to ba that the Monroe doctrine cannot be Infringed upon when all na tions parties to the compact accept it. and this is the exact effect which It is contended has been brought about through clauses guaranteeing against violation of another country'a territory. Another important point disclosed is that 110 changes in the constitution will bo made unless some country regards it pf high importance, because the instru ment was carefully framed and it will not be easy to start the machinery again to make changes. One or two points, however, are regarded as needing clarl ficatlon. particularly what action is to be taken if the losing nation, after ar bitration, while accepting the decrev, fails to yield the territory involved. Senator Chamberlain was among those who called on tho president at the capl. tol. They chatted for about five min utea. The senator said he merely called to pay his respects and the discussion did not turn to legislative affairs. The conference report on the water power . bill is to be called up in the house following the deficiency appro priation measure, probably today. The conferees ail signed the report and speedy adoption by the house Is predict ed, the house throwing the water-power question into the senate whirlpool, wjere numerous important bills are expected te faiL Friends of the public building bill have failed to secure a special rule for its consideration and have lost all hope. The measure never had a chance to pass, as The Journal dispatches have hereto fore stated. Misquoted on Irish Issue ' Washington. Feb. 21. (I. N. 8.) The published statement that President Wil son told members of the senate and house foreign relatione committees at the recent White House dinner that "the Irish question was a matter between Ireland and England and that Ireland would not have any voice in the peace conference at present," waa vigorously denied at the White House this after noBn. "The president wishes me to say that this statement has no foundation In fact and is a deliberate falsehood," said a formal denial Issued by Secretary Tu multy. .. - - The strike of employes of slaughter houses at Paris has been declared off. -r-r Liberty If yea saast SELL year Liberty Beads. SELL to ITS. ' If yea caa BUY mere Liberty Beads, BUI from US. T We bay aa tell Liberty Boads at tts market tot; cavxot do betteb totj hat do vtoeii On Thursday, February tt. we paid the following pricea for United States Government Liberty Loan Bonds, which were the closing New York prices plus the accrued interest: tVtm 1st 4s 4s lat4Hs Id 4 Vis 8d 4Vs 4th 4 Vis 99.93 94.5J. 84,42 95.M 85.29 97.36 95.52 In purchasing Liberty Bonds we deduct from the above pricea 27c on a $50 Bond and $2.10 on a $1000 Bond. In selling Liberty Bonds we charge the New York market price, plus - accrued Interest, BTJBOLAB AWD FIREPROOF SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS ftAF DEPOSIT BOXES FOB KENT Morris Brothers, Inc. ;Tks Pnmler Maatelsai Bead Bosse v. Zsteetlsned Over 81 Tsars Sttvtl STABS STBEET, BET WEE If 8TB AKD 6TH, GBOUJfD FL002 Teleyaoae Broadway Sit! Finance, Timber Industry Life Underwriter lastall Officers The regular monthly meeting and lunch eon of the Ufe Underwriters' assocltion will be held In the ladles' room on the eighth floor of the Chamber of Com merce at 12:15 p. m., Saturday. W. 8- "r, retiring president, will deliver a . valedictory on "One Year's Result" Mlaa Dorothy Wysor. executive secre tary of the Red Cross society, will talk on the home service of that organiza tion. Will Ci. Fsrrsll u.111 ..nl.ln 1 . eociatlon .Advantages," and Frank D. rartnage win talk on "Cooperation." New officers to be installed for the com ma; year are: H. R. Aibee, president; C E. Fuller, vice president ; C A. Hood. treasurer; Ulna. r. Savage, secretary. Hogne WIU tie te New York Chester Hogue, secretary of tha West Coast Lumbermens association for Oregon, will have charge of the New York office of. the association. The purpose of tha as sociation in opening an office in the metropolis la to introduce Douglas fir and other West Coast lumber products to the Eastern market. Mr. Hogue will leave for Chicago next week to attend tbe annual railway appliance exhibition . and will return to Portland before going to New York to open the new office of the association. Mr. Hogue's successor to the management of the Portland of fice haa not been chosen. Keating Return From San Francisco "San Francisco financial houses aru building up their organisations to mer a heavy demand for bonds the coming, fall," said John A. Keating, president of the Lumbermen Trust company today. Mr. Keating haa Just returned from a visit of several weeks to San Fra nclsco. "Portland has had no monopoly of mois ture." he continued. "The rainfall has been unusually heavy all through Cali fornia, and there will be plenty of water for irrigation and for power purl poses." Freeman Smith A Camp Co. Offering An lasue of $11,081.10 of 6 per cent im provement bonds of the city of .Mary. llU?:uCtU,JB offered by the Freeman . ,i - CamP company at prloen to yield from S per cent to 5.60 per cent. The bonds are dated June 3. 1918, and mature serially to Juno 8, 1928. They are in denominations of $100. $200. $ao anu xnarysvme is the county sent of Yuba county and has a population 1 ww. ABBeBsea valuation or property la $3,995,460 and its bonded debt Is $20,000. ' Batph IT. Baldwin Promoted Ralph H. Baldwin, formerlv nf Pni-iiun u been appointed resident manager of the aun rrancisco Drancn or the Lumber- mens Trust company. Mr. Baldwin served in the Portland office of the trust company in tne buying depart ment, and later as a bond salesman. He waa manager of th Ran Wsnoi branch for a time and about two years ago weni can t rancisco aa sales manager. City of Victoria Bonds Morris Bros. otter $50,000 of 6V4 per cent bonda of the City of Victoria, B. C, at prices to viAlri fi-75 TWf pAnt. ThA luina I. AtA October 10, 1917, and the bonds mature, js.uiiu uctooer ju, 133a; jio.000 October 10. 1940. and $5000 October 10, 1942. The city Bas a population of 45,000 and the assessed valuation of its property ia 1917 was $78,891,552. , . Vsmiln. VHIIlir Will T.1V In Iran,. bers' Forsm Wellford Beaton of Seattle, euitor or I'acmc l'orts, a new monthly magazine devoted to the Interests of trans-Pacific shipping, will talk before the members' forum of the Portland Chamber of Commerce at 12:15 p. n. Monday. Trade Besamed With Bslgarla and Turkey Effective February 16, the war -trade board announces the resumption of . trade . with Bulgaria, Tur". ey and Black sea ports. Shipments for some time to come will be confined largely to food products and building materials. Bids Aiked for Iron' Work Scaled bids will be received by the commlHsloa of public docks until 2 p. m., March 3. at its office, foot of Stark street, for. furnishing and delivering iron work for 24 four wheeled dock trucks. John Reed Freed Of Riot Charge; ; Crowd Is Unruly Philadelphia, Feb. 28-A disorderly demonstration occurred here Thursday night when a jury in criminal courts, after short deliberations, returned a ver dict of "not guilty" against John Reed, magazine writer, soap box orator and ad vocate of the doctrine of Lenlne and Trolsky. A heavy police guard was placed . in the corridors of the city halt aa a ' result of threats that had been made by persons in attendance at thp trial and it prevented serious trouble. Many Socialists and Bolshevists were In court when the verdict was returned. Reed waa charged with "inciting to riot." - John Reed is the husband of Lou Iks Bryant, whose testimony before the sen ate committee investigating Bolshevism created a sensation last week. Both he and his wife are from Portland, he being a son of the late C. J. Reed, United States marshal for Oregon for many years. Autoist Has Narrow Escape ' Oregon . City, Feb. 28. A. Zaletcl, driving a roadster, narrowly escaped serious injudy late Thursday afternoon when his machine was struck by an in bound interurban train at Main and Eighth, streets. Zaletel Is said to hava been traveling at a fast rate on a slippery pavement and akldded as hei Attempted to turn his machine around a standing automobile.. One side of the. roadster was badly damaged, and the front tp of the electric car wa? crushed and broken. Zaletel is em ployed In "the local paper mills. Bonds A.